CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026

Freight Train Carrying Hot Asphalt, Molten Sulfur Plunges Into Yellowstone River as Bridge Fails

Broken wooden bridge collapse

The train cars were carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur, Stillwater County Disaster and Emergency Services said.

July 10, 2023
Associated Press - Engineering News-Record

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below.

Reprinted courtesy of The Associated Press, Engineering News-Record

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